The instructions here are clear and easy to follow: http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/vmware/basharing.php Hence, I was able to install the ftp server on Ubuntu and exchange my files in real-time in Windows. I use vsftpd on Ubuntu and Wincp on Windows.
best Alex On Jun 11, 7:18 pm, "Bill Baxter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The SMB *client* is installed by default in ubuntu. > You have to add the smb server separately using apt-get or the > synaptic package manager. > sudo apt-get install samba > After you install the smb server, go to System->Administration->Shared > Folders and add a shared folder. > Then from a console run > sudo smbpasswd -a <yourloginhere> > and after that restart samba > sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart > > At least that's what worked for me. > I find it a lot easier to be able to do the sharing/copying from the > Windows side using Explorer than the ubuntu side using the Gnome file > thing. But YMMV. It's nice to have both pathways set up. > > On 6/12/07, Ryan Krauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was able to share some folders in Windows and then browse to those > > shared folders from the VMware guest Ubuntu OS. I think there is some > > default samba stuff already running looking for shared folders. I > > think I had to set something in the VMware player to say that I > > trusted the guest OS to allow it to modified my files. It was pretty > > straight forward (but I am not sitting in front of that computer right > > now and it isn't booted in Windows right now either, so I can't check > > the exact details). > > > Ryan > > > On 6/11/07, Sven Schreiber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Alex schrieb: > > > > I run VMWare Player and it works fine - easy to setup and easy to > > > > setup a Matlab replacement. I only wonder how to transfer files > > > > between the Windows XP and the Ubuntu VM? > > > > Apart from using usb sticks (AFAIK VMware still has issues with usb 2.0 > > > though) I think the experts usually call a samba or ftp server on the > > > linux side the cleanest solution. The ultimate thing in terms of user > > > friendliness would be if the numpy virtual appliance already had that > > > pre-configured! > > > > And now let the experts step forward to announce better and easier > > > solutions... > > > > -sven > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Numpy-discussion mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > > > _______________________________________________ > > Numpy-discussion mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion > > _______________________________________________ > Numpy-discussion mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion _______________________________________________ Numpy-discussion mailing list Numpy-discussion@scipy.org http://projects.scipy.org/mailman/listinfo/numpy-discussion
